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Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that exports fell by 9 percent to 560 million dollars in the first half of 2025. Uçak explained that in the first half of 2025, tomato exports surpassed cherry exports with 39 million dollars, rising …

Press release… Türkiye, which ranks first in the world in cherry production, suffered frost damage during the cold weather in March and April this year. Türkiye, which exported 67,000 tonnes of cherries in 2024, was only able to export 6,000 tonnes by the end of the cherry season in 2025. …

July, 2025… Tokyo pushes back after Trump threatens rice tariffs ahead of July 9 deadline… Japan on Tuesday pledged to safeguard its agriculture sector in the face of rising trade pressure from the United States, following remarks by President Donald Trump about imposing higher tariffs on Japanese rice imports. According …

Turkish tea, one of the most important agricultural products of the country, was sold to 104 countries in the first six months of the year, primarily to Europe, according to data from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB). Some 3,000 metric tonnes of tea from Türkiye were exported, generating 16.9 million dollars in …

Press release… Turkish food exporters made a strong showing at the New York Summer Fancy Food Show, one of the world’s largest food fairs, with 92 companies participating. Türkiye aims to export 5 billion dollar worth of food products to the United States, which imports 230 billion dollar worth of …

July, Trabzon… Türkiye’s thriving aquaculture industry marked a significant achievement with salmon exports reaching 217 million dollars in revenue during the first six months of 2025, according to data from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB). The Turkish salmon — grown initially in inland farms and later transferred to cages in the …

Türkiye’s first Climate Law, recently approved by parliament, aims to ensure that the costs associated with carbon-intensive activities remain within the country, thus preventing the payment of additional carbon taxes in Europe, a sector representative has said. Onur Ünlü, chair of the Turkish-based Energy Efficiency and Management Association, stated that the Climate Law …

FAO assesses that 41 countries require external assistance for food, including 31 in Africa, 8 in Asia, 1 in Latin America and the Caribbean and 1 in Europe. Conflict and civil insecurity remain the primary drivers of severe acute food insecurity, with heightened concern for populations in Haiti, Mali, Palestine, South Sudan …

Press release… 11 of the 12 export champions in the dried fruit sector are from the Aegean region… The dried fruit sector, one of Türkiye’s traditional export sectors, is represented by 12 companies in the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) Top 1000 Exporters List, which is the champions league of exporters. …

Türkiye’s agricultural output reached a record high, rising for the first time above 70 billion dollars last year, according to Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı on Sunday. This, he said, placed the country among the top seven in the world. “Our agricultural production, which was 68.9 billion dollars in …